The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. Blended Learning In my opinion, the best 21st-century classrooms are “bricks” and “clicks,” blending together the best of face-to-face and online. So many of us are exhausted. Blended learning is not new.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 24, 2018

So why and how should one incorporate backchanneling during workshops, presentations, faculty meetings, after hours, or in classrooms? Backchannels or back-channeling is common at conferences where attendees use tools like Twitter to discuss the various presentations in near real time. In this case, it is the backchannel experience.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Technology, most specifically social media, has flattened the world. As much as this has been a game-changer for so many, we now have better access to research and evidence of improved student outcomes to really hone in on the types of changes that are needed in classrooms, schools, and districts across the world.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

The exponential evolution if the Internet and social media tools have allowed for the quick sharing of knowledge, ideas, images, videos, and opinions. Since many of my queries when out through Twitter at the time that is how I received the majority of the information for consumption. The result has been a double-edged sword.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 24, 2014

They will also create differentiated assessments in order to provide students with valuable feedback as to the progress being made towards defined learning goals and outcomes. Social media allows us to take sole control of our public relations and tell our school stories consistently, accurately, and transparently.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 25, 2018

My unexpected journey began with a decision to give Twitter a try in 2009. This should never have happened either as I was convinced that any and all social media tools were a complete waste of my time and would not lead to any improvement in professional practice. It is important to note that we weren’t doing a bad job per se.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is the Learning Pit metaphor? This practical episode from a classroom teacher will help us explain learning to our students. They don't like the outcome. Lessons from My Classroom: What Works, What Doesn't. And yet, that's learning.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”. Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. MURRAY: In the past decade or so, there’s been a growing understanding of the need to transform classrooms on many levels. Around this time, I first got on Twitter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

10MT: A 10-Minute Teacher Interview with David Geurin From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. True excellence is a mindset, a desire to serve, a belief that helping others leads to the best outcomes.” Dr. David Guerin, (@ DavidGeurin ) is the 2017 NASSP Digital Principal of the year.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

A unique interface allows students to change what happens in the video and see how that change affects the outcome. The service’s built-in tools—including IRIS, a first-of-its-kind color and light gauge—make for quick and accurate measurements.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

Over time I realized that the digital aspect was a supporting element and amplifier of what leaders in classrooms, schools, organizations, and districts do every day. To account for this fact, I removed the majority of references to specific tools except for some of the most prolific ones such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Another "big" for Texas is education, and when I'm looking to get a pulse on what the current trends and landscape are, I turn to social media! These educators use Twitter as an effective tool to engage others in conversation and share their knowledge—all in an effort to teach the state's future leaders. Tony Bonazzi @GISDMath.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

She explains that it’s about understanding where students are coming from, allowing them to create a partnership with families, bringing in aspects of the students’ culture or home to the classroom, and making those connections through instructions. Bios and social media: . para ( LinkedIn , Twitter ).

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As K–12 schools continue their E-rate processes for 2019, districts should be considering what tools are worth investing in to provide their students with the best outcomes in the coming year. . Members of the online community maintain multiple versions of themselves through social media sites, online profiles and other means.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2017

The bottom line is that if we don’t get the instructional design right first, then the chances of technology improving learning outcomes is slim to none. How would you manage if one day you walked into your classroom or school to discover that Google Classroom, Seesaw, or any other tool that was thoroughly embraced no longer existed?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The partners of the STEM Careers Coalition share a common goal of empowering educators to teach STEM effectively in the classroom with an intentional focus on racial and gender equity. Reaching close to 5 million students in two years is an important milestone. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

What are the best ways for a teacher to engage their classroom in a global conversation? From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As I shared in Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, students are the greatest textbook ever written for each other. There’s no one size fits all answer here.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2023

Following a careful review of potential solutions, school administrators selected Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives for use in both middle and high school classrooms. A unique interface allows students to change what happens in the video and see how that change affects the outcome.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 4, 2018

Tom Murray and I have watched many book studies and Twitter chats unfold since the release of the book in June of 2017. Below you will see how the course is structured as well as learner outcomes. Course Description The Learning Transformed course is designed to support your classroom, district or school's transformation efforts!

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

ClassDojo is a free online system that helps teachers promote positive behavior in their classroom by letting them track and share student progress and positive behaviors and areas of concern. It''s easy to use and many teachers who use it have seen positive outcomes from using it with their students. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Following a careful review of potential solutions, district administrators selected Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives for use in both middle and high school classrooms. A unique interface allows students to change what happens in the video and see how that change affects the outcome.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The agency gives students real-world professional experience doing web development and social media marketing for mission-driven organizations. To learn more, visit waltonfamilyfoundation.org and follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram. Collegiate EduNation – Collegiate Edu-Nation Rural HOPE Project (Texas).

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2018

With an array of social media tools at our disposal, every educator should aspire to be the storyteller-in-chief. Provide stakeholders with REALITY by sharing all the awesomeness in your classroom, school, district, or organization. Once I started drinking the Twitter Kool-Aid back in 2009 I quickly learned the error of my ways.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Smith is not one for silence ( he delivered a TED talk about the “danger of silence” in 2014 , in fact) and has used digital venues including Twitter to encourage others to speak up and recognize how history shapes the present. There are so many different teachers who have found good effective ways to use Twitter in their classroom.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

This connectivity issue, coined “The Homework Gap” by the FCC’s Jessica Rosenworcel, means that many of the children sitting in our classrooms lose access – and therefore opportunity – the moment they leave our schools. Commit to Leveraging Social Media and Telling Your Great Story! But how does the community know?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Oklahoma City, OK —Students and teachers in classrooms across Oklahoma’s Millwood Public Schools (MPS) now have access to a host of dynamic digital resources supporting science and social studies instruction thanks to a new partnership with Discovery Education. Discovery Education’s National Partnership Coordinator.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps. Educators can refine instruction to keep students motivated with the classroom engagement tool, Quiz. Quiz gives multiple ways to promote active learning in the classroom and track progress in real time. Twitter and? Twitter and?

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

a unique educational initiative that enhances teacher performance and student outcomes through improved stress-management skills and greater overall social-emotional learning from Kaiser Permanente, Alliance for a Healthier Generation (Healthier Generation), and Discovery Education. . Twitter and? LinkedIn. .

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Discovery Education, the Charlotte, NC, based leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms worldwide, today announced the appointment of Eli Kennedy, the CEO of SMASH , to the company’s Board of Directors. About Discovery Education.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

But some more affluent parents are starting to pull back, setting stricter limits on device use both in and out of the classroom. EdSurge: How is the race to equip every student in the classroom with a device playing out right now? This is a model that simply doesn’t lead to good learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 20, 2021) —Mississippi’s Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) today launched a new multiyear partnership with Discovery Education that helps educators connect current classroom instruction to students’ possible future career paths. said Superintendent Chad Shealy.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

Pacansky-Brock emphasizes that taking an online course is the “…best way to gain empathy for students and an outcome no book can provide.” In fact, he welcomes us to share what we are learning by using the class hashtag across a variety of social media. We don’t have to be enrolled in his class to access it.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Minnesota’s South Washington County (SoWashCo) Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in K-8 classrooms across the district. Mystery Science lessons conclude with a hands-on activity incorporating basic supplies commonly found in a classroom or at home.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

It is filled with thoughts on Student Communication Skills including “I can” statement(s), classroom attributes, and assessment rubrics. Remember you can follow me on Twitter at @mjgormans. How do we create a classroom that exemplifies this style of powerful Communication? Ten Reasons to Promote Communications in the Classroom.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

I recently had the chance to review the new research conducted by Adobe Education on creativity in the classroom. So how can we promote creativity in the classroom and turn students into creators across the content areas? Or Spark Page might be the tool they choose to reflect on the outcome of a science experiment.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Leaders in the education program have worked to promote stories about the teachers they’re training in the media (including local NPR interviews ), by producing video stories (such as one about a bus driver-turned-teacher ) and through social media posts on Twitter, TikTok and Facebook (like these posts about that former-bus driver ). “As

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

From October 1-31, activities are available to join in, whether for a day like during the DigCitSummit held last year, or an entire Digital Citizenship Week event, or Twitter chats and webinars focused on digital citizenship. 6 Classroom resources that help students become digital citizens. Be Internet Awesome.

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